South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 2921
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£100m funding for school sports
A £100m campaign to provide schoolchildren with the chance to participate in five hours of sport every week has been announced.
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Charity criticises continuing care 'lottery'
New figures reveal the extent of the postcode lottery for continuing care, according to charity Age Concern.
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GPs in England earn more than UK counterparts
Family doctors in England earn more than their counterparts anywhere else in the UK, according to new figures from the Information Centre for health and social care.
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Making connections for good healthcare management
Neural networks are benefiting primary care professionals by promoting collaboration, as Neil Bindemann explains
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Choice case studies database
In early 2007, NHS Networks was asked to help the Department of Health choice team by gathering good examples of choice in the areas of mental health, long-term conditions, cancer and end-of-life care.
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End of life care in London
A successful stakeholder event was held for West London at the King's Fund in May. Presentations from the day are now available on the NHS Networks website.
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Searching for the sex factor
In search of stars in sexual health improvement, the Terrence Higgins Trust has discovered innovative services dedicated to providing the best possible care for their users.
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Maggie Rae on righting wrongs
'Seeing desperate poverty and inequality of life chances galvanised me and has continued to be a driving force for more than 25 years'
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Good neighbours
Moving in with the competition could have unexpected benefits, writes Stuart Shepherd
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Making a clinical case for change
Follow the link below to find all the reports published in recent months by the national clinical directors at the Department of Health. Subjects covered include diabetes, cancer, mental health, primary care, heart disease and stroke, emergency access, older people, surgery and children, young people and maternity services.
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National Performance Advisory Group newsletter
Issue 13 of NPAG News, the newsletter of the National Performance Advisory Group, is now available to download. The latest issue covers benchmarking, best value groups and a hospital evacuation workshop.
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Consultation and contracting - conflicting requirements?
Meeting the obligation of public and patient involvement in a competitive tender process can pose difficulties. David Owens advises on best practice
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Myth-buster: less is more
Spending more on healthcare could harm patients, writes Stephen Black
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New body to oversee pharmacy regulation
The Department of Health has established a Pharmacy Regulation and Leadership Oversight Group, which will advise and work with health ministers to establish a new pharmacy regulator - the General Pharmaceutical Council.
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More heart patients getting clot-busting drugs
More patients who have had a heart attack are receiving clot-busting treatment within 60 minutes of calling for help than last year, a report shows.
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New weapon in fight against childhood obesity
Schools in deprived areas are to be given 45,000 pedometers to encourage children to get active.
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Views sought on tackling NHS fraud
Comments are being sought on a draft code of practice for counter-fraud and security management specialists.
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Two-week wait rule failing cancer patients, study shows
The practice of asking suspected cancer patients to wait two weeks for referral needs to be reviewed urgently, a study has warned.
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Business school to host global health conference
Said Business School at the University of Oxford has received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to host the Oxford Conference on Innovation and Technology Transfer for Global Health.